The economic daily “Cinco Dias” reports that flight workers on… Barajas announced a protest against the Skyway company, responsible for managing aircraft traffic at the capital airport. They object, among other things lack of a collective agreement, restrictions on employee rights and wage cuts.
According to trade unions, the protest, which is scheduled to last from Tuesday to Saturday, was expected to have an impact on five thousand planned trips during the pre-holiday period, including cancellation from one and a half to two thousand flights.
Spain. Unsuccessful strike at the airport. “The employer violated the law”
On Tuesday evening, the airport workers' union said in a statement that the employer had once again violated the right to strikewhich he will eventually have minimal impact on air traffic in the following days.
According to the regulations, during strikes at Spanish airports they must be provided “minimal services”and specific flights must be served to not paralyze public services.
According to the release, the flight operating company refuses to provide information on which flights are protected because of this “no employee knows which flight he should handle and which not”. Trade unionists announced legal action against the employer.
Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport is the largest airport in Spain, located in the north-eastern part of the capital. Annually serves over 60 million passengers.